Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons (Fertile, MN) and the host Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal Titans (Twin Valley, MN), saw Fertile-Beltrami's basketball squad wallop Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal by a count of 83-61.

With the victory, Fertile-Beltrami upgrades its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Mahnomen/Waubun (Mahnomen, MN) to play the Thunderbirds in a A Section 8 challenge on Monday, January 8. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a record of 3-7.

Next up, the Titans play the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders (Lake Park, MN) in a A Section 6 challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal will attempt to upgrade on its 5-5 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 65-26 league loss to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (Fergus Falls, MN).